ArnooBrew

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Who here is slightly concerned about the health impacts of regular beer consumption, given the calories?

A nutritionist friend says that drinking wine is healthier, given the antioxidants, particularly in red wine, but frankly I just like beer better, and I can brew my own high quality brew and get such satisfaction from it. But still ... the health niggle remains.

What does everyone else think?

kaconga

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I subbed out second dinner and fast food so I can drink more and not go over what I like for calories.

Xpertskir

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Everything in moderation. There are plenty of studies about people who drink a couple alcoholic beverages a night and they live longer lives than the non drinkers. Now sometimes I drink too much, but everyone has things they do that negatively affect their health.

Also, what is a niggle?

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Kegged and serving - American Wheat, Daves Porter, Outkast Kolsch, Nectar of Nuggets
Bottled: French Canadian Breakfast Stout, Edworts Apfelwein, Westminster Wit, Put that in your stout and smoke it
Fermenting: Apfelwein, Flanders Red, Skeeter Pee, Heady Topper attempt #1, Kumquat Berliner Weiss, Sabraton Accident Stout, Nelson RyePA
Upcoming: Session IPA, Yeti eqsue stout, Dark English Mild, ESB, CDA, Row 2 Hill 56, Zombiedust, Hoppy Amber, Geuze, 100% Brett Golden Ale

homebrewdad

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Good advice.

Niggle = nitpick. To argue over a small item.

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Homebrew Dad - blogging about making my own beer and raising a lot of kids.
Check out the priming sugar calculator and the beer calorie calculator.

Fermenting: Yorkshire square brown ale
Bottled: Belgian golden strong ale, Yorkshire square brown ale, Leffe Blonde clone, imperial nut brown ale

MisterTipsy

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Ferment with Streptomyces. It will produce a green colored sour beer spiked with tetracycline. The antibiotic beer of ancient Egypt.

Wine isn't going to cure your acne or that festering sore on your foot, but beer can!

ArnooBrew

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A niggle is a slight concern which won't entirely go away.

captainL

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You could make some high quality wine yourself too and substitute that out a couple nights a week....If it would make you feel better. The kits are a great value for what you get.

mease19

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If you have one (women) or two (men) beers (regular strength) a day and take the calories into account elsewhere in your diet (calories in) or exercise routine (calories out) then you shouldn't worry too much. Check out page 30 of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This is the most up to date set of recommendations and it's based on findings with enough evidence to be widely accepted (there will always be new studies but until findings are rigorously evaluated and confirmed, you're going on faith alone).

Beer_Eugenics

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Not this Man.

Xpertskir

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I assumed that by the context, but I wanted it to be a special type of laughter, I think that would be a more appropriate definition.

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Kegged and serving - American Wheat, Daves Porter, Outkast Kolsch, Nectar of Nuggets
Bottled: French Canadian Breakfast Stout, Edworts Apfelwein, Westminster Wit, Put that in your stout and smoke it
Fermenting: Apfelwein, Flanders Red, Skeeter Pee, Heady Topper attempt #1, Kumquat Berliner Weiss, Sabraton Accident Stout, Nelson RyePA
Upcoming: Session IPA, Yeti eqsue stout, Dark English Mild, ESB, CDA, Row 2 Hill 56, Zombiedust, Hoppy Amber, Geuze, 100% Brett Golden Ale